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New bulkhead for oday 272 smitheng at 7:43pm 10.28.11 Bigger Boats 1/2089 I am considering installing a new starboard bulkhead to attach to the existing chainplates. The exis
Cutlass bearing replacement Ninth wave at 7:18pm 10.28.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1405 At the end of the season I got line fowled on my prop. I have to replace my cutlass bearing due to v
Kudos to Edson Warren Milberg at 7:03pm 10.28.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2081 Recently, a snap ring, that prevents my steering wheel from moving forward on the shaft, broke (prob
Any idea what this is? (1) BillyK at 6:55pm 10.28.11 Ask All Sailors 19/3632 Found this on board.. Looks to be specificity designed for something.. I just don't know what that
Weatherboard for 2000 Catalina 250 WK pop top sliding hatch djonker at 5:51pm 10.28.11 Smaller Boats 3/3223 I just purchased a 2000 Catalina 250 Wing Keel. It has a plexiglas sliding hatch as part of the p
Trimming the in-boom furling main GeorgeK at 5:18pm 10.28.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 13/9772 Hi Don. I have a Leisure Furl in-boom furling main on my Hunter 430. Do you have and advice or refe
Problem sailing DDW gpdno at 1:56pm 10.28.11 Ask All Sailors 13/5314 I don't have a spinnaker so when I sail down wind, I sail Wing and Wing. The problem is my boat see
Australia & New Zealand Don Guillette at 1:54pm 10.28.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 11/5703 Next week my wife and I are heading off to Australia and New Zealand. I'll be off the air for a few
Thought of y'all today Kermit at 1:34pm 10.28.11 Ask All Sailors 23/3854 While driving north on I-95 towards Florence, SC I saw a pretty big but obviously not brand-new sail
Companionway Leak (H34) (2) lnikl at 1:25pm 10.28.11 Big Boats 13/2715 I have a 1983 Hunter 34 and am looking for any advice from those who might have similar experiences.
The Soft American Roger Long at 10:52am 10.28.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 18/6778
Cracked Kick-Up Rudder Side Plates (3) Aldo at 9:34am 10.28.11 Catalina 22 8/2264 Please take a look at the attached photos. They show that the side plates on two of our Catalina 22s
Mac 25 Rudder Steve Morris at 7:46am 10.28.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1373 I have a friend who runs a not for profit sailing school in West Virginia. He was recently given an
Cold WX Sailing (1) Warren Milberg at 6:37am 10.28.11 Ask All Sailors 28/5205 I see Maine Sail is going sailing this weekend with temps in the 30's and the possibility of snow. S
Remove injectors 3QM30. not budging luvitt at 5:48am 10.28.11 Engines and Propulsion 5/2735 I think this engine is seized. its been sitting for unknown number of years and looks neglected. s
prop size jake409 at 2:32am 10.28.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1256 This proply brought up a thousand times, but witch prop to get on my new Yamaha70 hp 4 stroke on my
Cal 2-30 strut, shaft, and prop Chop776 at 12:18am 10.28.11 Parts Search 1/3984 I'm looking for a strut, shaft, and prop for a 1968 cal 2-30. Does anyone have any advice.
Remodel Cabin allaynaw at 9:30pm 10.27.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/6857 I would like to do some cabin remodelling in my Mac 25. I realize that the aft post in the head is a
Holding tank replacement 460 / 466 drchpete at 7:43pm 10.27.11 Big Boats 4/1208 Has anyone replaced the holding tank(s) on a 460 or 466? Thinking about replacing mine due to odor
Genoa repair or replace? jblersch at 7:21pm 10.27.11 Smaller Boats 7/4528 The UV cover on my 240's jib is shot and needs to be replaced. The sail is 11 years old and origina

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Through holes and prop dlochner at 8:05am 10.09.22 Yeah, I'm making it up and you're the expert :laugh: 77 209878 209879 209880 No one said it t
Tongue Extensions Tedd at 7:39am 10.09.22 Fantastic, @JBP-PA . I like the idea of a separate extension, especially since I have surge brakes a
Through holes and prop (8) fstbttms at 7:32am 10.09.22 Oh boy, here we go again, playing it fast and loose while making it up as we go along. Right. I'm
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 6:43am 10.09.22 The "Sonnet" and Captain Fiero departed Sandy Hook this morning. Can anybody recommend a cheap(Read
Floor Separated From Dinghy - Inflatible Plymouth Sailor at 6:33am 10.09.22 There are predominately two materials that are used to construct a dinghy. PVC or Hypalon. I am a
Floor Separated From Dinghy - Inflatible Plymouth Sailor at 6:32am 10.09.22 Thank you! Thank you!
Floor Separated From Dinghy - Inflatible Plymouth Sailor at 6:31am 10.09.22 Perhaps try Stabond U-148 two-part adhesive. Good for PVC or Hypalon. I used it to repair a blown s
Alternator Bracket RoyS at 6:25am 10.09.22 Does this remain in place? If so how is it secured? Yes, remains in place. Secured by same fastene
Tongue Extensions (3) JBP-PA at 5:47am 10.09.22 Here is my extension in case it helps. It has a sliding bar with its own hitch. It slides through s
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. Tb0n3 at 12:06am 10.09.22
Through holes and prop (8) Ralph Johnstone at 10:33pm 10.08.22 I'm saying that 1 shaft diameter (or less) is not standard in either the sailboat or powerboat sect
Replacing My Own Standing Rigging garymalmgren at 9:44pm 10.08.22 I am considering replacing my standing rigging at my dock. If you can pull up next to a wharf I wou
Tongue Extensions sail sfbay at 9:33pm 10.08.22 As a design engineer do not rely on other designs. Design your own that you know is safe.
Tongue Extensions Tedd at 9:07pm 10.08.22 Thanks, @sail sfbay . I do have a design strategy in mind, thanks. That design strategy includes gat
Invest 91L (1) JamesG161 at 9:07pm 10.08.22 Hurricane Julia is small and just had time to get its status with 74 mph winds. s year. Jim...
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. rgranger at 9:04pm 10.08.22
Random photo from our first regatta rgranger at 8:50pm 10.08.22 Wow, that looks like a great improvement. I'll have to study my situation a little and see. That's
Tongue Extensions sail sfbay at 8:50pm 10.08.22 Since you can do the load and stress calculations, suggest designing it from first principles (as a
Installing a Spinnaker Tedd at 8:41pm 10.08.22 Which sail do you have? Hi John. As I said in the initial post, it's an asymmetrical spinnaker.
1 gallon paint can pour spouts rgranger at 8:40pm 10.08.22

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